Transportation to
Philadelphia
DIRECTIONS FROM
MASSACHUSETTES
Boston Logan Airport
Directions from Boston
Logan Airport: BY Car
Total estimated travel time 5.5 hours
Tolls anywhere from $17 USD - $25 USD
• Boston Logan International Airport
1 Harborside Dr, Boston, MA 02128
• Get on I-90 W
(2 mins)
• Continue on I-90 W. Take I-84, I-91 S, CT-15 S, Hutchinson River Pkwy S, ... and I-76
W to Schuylkill Ave W/SR 3039/State Rte 3039 in Philadelphia. Take exit 345 from I-
76 W
(5 h 6 min: 316 mi)
• Continue on Schuylkill Ave W/SR 3039/State Rte 3039. Drive to Market St
• 30th Street Station
2955 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Directions from Boston
Logan Airport: Public transit
• Boston International Airport
• From Terminal E – Arrivals Level
• Take the SL1 to Boston South Station
(5 stops: About 15 Mins)
• From Boston South Station go to the Amtrak Terminal
(2163 Washington Union Station Amtrak)
• Take the Acela Express to 30
th
Street Philadelphia
(About 5 Hours)
• Arrive at 30
th
Street Station, PHL
Amtrak tickets from BOS to PHL start at $69 USD.
Total estimated travel time 6 hours to 6.5 hours
Directions from Boston
Logan Airport: Public transit
BOLT OR MEGABUS OPTION! Travel Time: 6.5 to 7.5 Hours
Tickets anywhere form $20 USD to $40 USD
Boltbus
• Boston Logan International Airport
• Terminal E – Arrivals Level
• Take the SL1 to Boston South Station
(5 stops: About 15 mins)
• Gate 9 NYC-Gate 10 NWK/PHL
• 6.5 to 7.5 Hour Bus Ride
• Arrive to 30
th
Street Station
Megabus
• Boston Logan International Airport
• Terminal E – Arrivals Level
• Take the SL1 to Boston South Station
(5 stops: About 15 mins)
• Gate 25: Megabus Bus stop
• 6.5 to 7.5 Hour Bus Ride
• Arrive to 30
th
Street Station
DIRECTIONS FROM
NEW YORK JFK Airport
From JFK Airport (NYC)
to Drexel University: By Car
Estimated time 2 Hours and 15 minutes to 2.5 Hours
About 100 Miles : About $12 - $20 USD in Tolls (depending on exits taken, not including gas)
Get on Belt Pkwy from 130th Pl, Pan Am Ave and Lefferts Blvd
6 min (1.9 mi)
• Head south on I-678 S
• Take exit B toward 130th Pl
• Keep right at the fork and merge onto 130th Pl
• Keep left to stay on 130th Pl
• Continue straight to stay on 130th Pl
• Keep left to continue on Pan Am Ave
• Turn right onto Lefferts Blvd
• Turn left onto N Conduit Ave
• Turn left onto the Belt Pkwy W ramp to Verrazano Bridge
From JFK Airport (NYC)
to Drexel University:
Public Transit
*Travel Time About 2.5 to 3 hours
About $39 - $55 USD
From the Terminal
• Take AirTrain JFK Red to Jamaica Station
(No more than 18 Minutes if leaving from Terminal Walk
1 Minute to Jamaica
• Take Ronkonkoma (2309 Penn Station) to Pennsylvania Station
(About 20 Minutes)
• Take Amtrak (Keystone Service) to 30
th
Street Station
Philadelphia
(About 1 Hour and 20 Minutes)
• Arrive at 30
th
Street Station, PHL
AMTRAK OPTION!
From JFK Airport (NYC)
to Drexel University:
By Car (Cont.)
Continue on Belt Pkwy. Take I-278 W, I-95 S, NJ Tpke S, I-295 S and I-76
W to Schuylkill Ave W/SR 3039/State Rte 3039 in Philadelphia. Take
exit 345from I-76 W
1 h 57 min (112 mi)
• Continue on Schuylkill Ave W/SR 3039/State Rte 3039. Drive to Market St
Slight right onto Schuylkill Ave W/SR 3039/State Rte 3039
• Turn left at the 1st cross street onto Market St
• Arrive at 30
th
Street Station, PHL
From JFK Airport (NYC)
to Drexel University:
Public Transit
MEGABUS OR BOLTBUS OPTION! Travel Time About 3.5 Hours
Typically anywhere from $5 to $20 USD
From the Terminal
• Take AirTrain JFK Red to
Jamaica Station.
Walk 1 Minute to Jamaica
• Take the Port Jefferson Train
to Pennsylvania Station.
(Walk 14 Minutes or Taxi)
Megabus Stop
34
th
Street between 11
th
Ave and
12
th
Ave
2 Hour bus ride to
• 30
th
Street Station, PHL
From the Terminal
• Take AirTrain JFK Red to
Jamaica Station.
(Walk 1 Minute to Jamaica)
• Take the Port Jefferson Train
to Pennsylvania Station.
(Walk 14 Minutes or Taxi)
BoltBus Stop
W 33
rd
Street between 11
th
Ave
and 12
th
Ave
2 Hour bus ride to
• 30
th
Street Station, PHL
You can purchase tickets online. Both bus stops are around the corner from each other.
DIRECTIONS FROM
NEW JERSEY Newark Airport
From Newark Liberty
International Airport: by car
Travel time about 1 Hour and 10 Minutes to 1.5 Hours
Between 85-92 Miles About $7 - $13 USD in Tolls (depending on exits taken, not including gas)
• Take US-1 S/U.S. 9 S from Express Rd
• (About 4 Minutes)
• Take I-95 S, NJ Tpke S, I-295 S and I-76 W to Schuylkill Ave W/SR
3039/State Rte 3039 in Philadelphia. Take exit 345 from I-76 W
• (About 1 Hour and 25 Minutes)
• Continue on Schuylkill Ave W/SR 3039/State Rte 3039. Drive
to Market St
• (About 1 Minute)
From Newark Liberty
Airport: public transit
Travel time about 1 Hour and 53 Minutes to 2 Hours
About $39 - $55 USD
• Take 62 Newark Penn Station from any terminal to Newark Penn
Station
• (walk about 1 minute)
• Take Amtrak Keystone Service (643 Harrisburg) from Newark
Station to 30
th
Street
• Arrive at 30
th
Street Station, PHL
From Newark Liberty
Airport: public transit
Travel Time About 3 Hours
Megabus or Boltbus tickets anywhere from $10 to $20 USD
From the Terminal
• Take 62 Newark Penn Station
from any terminal to Newark
Penn Station
• (walk about 1 minute)
Megabus Stop
1 Raymond Plaza W & Market
Street
1.5 Hour bus ride to
• 30
th
Street Station, PHL
From the Terminal
• Take 62 Newark Penn Station
from any terminal to Newark
Penn Station
• (walk about 1 minute)
BoltBus Stop
1 Raymond Plaza W & Market
Street
1.5 Hour bus ride to
• 30
th
Street Station, PHL
You can purchase tickets online. Both bus stops are outside of Newark Penn Station.
DIRECTIONS FROM
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia Airport
From Philadelphia
Airport: by car
Travel time about 25 – 30 minutes
• Get on PA-291 E/Penrose Ave from Garage Access Rd and Exit 13
• (About 5 Minutes)
•
Follow PA-291 E/Penrose Ave, S 26th St and I-76 W to Market St
• (About 10 Minutes)
• Arrive at 30
th
Street Station, PHL
From Philadelphia
Airport: public transit
• Philadelphia International Airport
• Take Airport Line 414 Center City
(about 19 minutes)
• Arrive at 30
th
Street Station.
About $8.50 USD - $15 USD
(depending where you get off)
Basic septa
information
Helpful websites
to visit
• Amtrak https://www.amtrak.com/home
• Boltbus https://www.boltbus.com/
• Boston Airport https://www.massport.com/logan-airport/
• Campus Philly http://campusphilly.orgGettingAround_2015
• Google Maps https://www.google.com/maps
• Megabus https://www.megabus.com/
• Newark Airport http://www.panynj.gov/airports/newark-liberty.html
• Philadelphia Airport http://www.phl.org/
• SEPTA http://www.septa.org/
• SEPTA Airport Line http://www.septa.org/schedules/rail/pdf/air.pdf
Important
Information
All students traveling to campus via Taxi should
be dropped off at Drexel Lot W (SE Corner, 33rd
and Cherry Streets)
• Parking Map:
– http://drexel.edu/campusservices/parkingServi
ces/locations/
• Drexel Map
– http://www.drexel.edu/about/directions/universit
y-city-map/
